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. >> item no. 4, studies update on how jurisdiction seeks to elect officers between election cycles. >> sflafco staff, at each of your desk i did drop off an executive sum -- summary and data points we collected so far. i had expected to present a full draft, i ask the chair to give me a few more days to ensure that we have more in the report and we are correcting any of the errors. because there is so many data points involved. i don't want to have an incorrect output. i wanted the give you very briefly and quickly summary of what we did. we looked at san francisco being the city and county, a charter city and county, we are the only one that exist. we took multiple data sets of looking for information. we looked at -- there is other places in the nation that have cities and counties and jurisdictions, like in new orleans they are called the parish rather than the city. there are 12 charters counties in california and compared to the state level to how to government runs. charter companies, you have no mayor, in the cities you have mayor's and counsel but not a board of supervisors.
. >> item no. 4, studies update on how jurisdiction seeks to elect officers between election cycles. >> sflafco staff, at each of your desk i did drop off an executive sum -- summary and data points we collected so far. i had expected to present a full draft, i ask the chair to give me a few more days to ensure that we have more in the report and we are correcting any of the errors. because there is so many data points involved. i don't want to have an incorrect output. i wanted the...
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the reason that was filed against him is because the law strictly cites that it has to be an elected official or a department head and bottom-line i was in the military for quite a few years and one of the things i learned is the co is responsible for everything that goes on under his or her command. one of the comments that mr. [inaudible] made were regarding sergeant goss. he talked about all the expertise he had, experience, so forth, but sergeant goss for all his expeer seize cannot answer a simple idr in compliance with the law. some people say i want to embarrass people with my remarks. if the order is embarrassing, it is members of the legal division that have embarrassed the chief, not me. the simple fact that the legal division can't seem to accept a public records request and answer it on a timely basis is unacceptable. and the chief is responsible to see that all of the officers, all of the staff under his command follow the law. in in this case he did not. you can say you're just being picky, but on a nine to one vote turns out i was right, it was not responded to properl
the reason that was filed against him is because the law strictly cites that it has to be an elected official or a department head and bottom-line i was in the military for quite a few years and one of the things i learned is the co is responsible for everything that goes on under his or her command. one of the comments that mr. [inaudible] made were regarding sergeant goss. he talked about all the expertise he had, experience, so forth, but sergeant goss for all his expeer seize cannot answer...
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after discussion of roles of officers and rules and regulation, the commission elected carl haz as president and andrew wolf as vice-president. that was unanimously approved. at that point hauz pointed commissioner highlander and pearlman to the architectural review committee and they will have their first committee meeting on april 17th. the commission then continued it's appointment of member to the historic preservation fund committee pending city attorney advice based on they were required to appoint a commissioner to that committee or -- a point any member of the public. the commission then approved a certificate of appropriateness for maintenance in washington square park. that was approved unanimously with several commissioners arguing the compatibility of the new design of the structure. a number of members of the public also came out in support of the new structure. the commission then provided a positive recommendation for 572, 7th street to use 8039 section of the planning code which allows for flexibility and zoning uses for california register, national register, eligible buildi
after discussion of roles of officers and rules and regulation, the commission elected carl haz as president and andrew wolf as vice-president. that was unanimously approved. at that point hauz pointed commissioner highlander and pearlman to the architectural review committee and they will have their first committee meeting on april 17th. the commission then continued it's appointment of member to the historic preservation fund committee pending city attorney advice based on they were required...
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so, in the 2012 election, 12 candidates qualified to receive public funding. we disbursed approximately 1.2 million in public funds. the candidates spent about $3 million. and third-party persons spent approximately 1.5 million. i'd like to point out that there is a typo that i just noticed on page 3. the last sentence in the first paragraph states that there were 22 eligible candidates. there were actually 12 eligible candidates as stated on page 2. and all the information is in the report. if you have any questions, i'd be glad to answer them. >> how do you think we did compared to our goals for public financing? >> you know, it's been very difficult to identify whether we've been meeting our goals because each election cycle, the rules change. so, for example, when those public financing program first started in 2002, we did not have individual expenditure ceilings. we just had ceilings where when they were lifted, they were lifted for everybody, including publicly funded candidates. so, once the ceilings were lifted, candidates could spend as much as they
so, in the 2012 election, 12 candidates qualified to receive public funding. we disbursed approximately 1.2 million in public funds. the candidates spent about $3 million. and third-party persons spent approximately 1.5 million. i'd like to point out that there is a typo that i just noticed on page 3. the last sentence in the first paragraph states that there were 22 eligible candidates. there were actually 12 eligible candidates as stated on page 2. and all the information is in the report. if...
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as our elected representatives, you have the legal and financial and moral responsibility to protect our city's resources, whether it's five cents or five million, we want our money back. now more than 20 lawsuits around the country have been filed, including at least nine public entities in california. the city of san francisco needs to join. therefore, i'm calling on you to find out exactly how much we lost from the libor fraud and take legal action to get our money back for san francisco. if it takes an extra hour on the computer, it is your job to investigate. as a mother with a daughter entering public high school this fall, i also want you to make sure our schools and other public entities investigate their losses and get that money back. again, i say, whether it's five cents or five million, we want our money back. >> supervisor avalos: thank you. next speaker please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. elizabeth -- vice president of politics for sau local 21 and i work at the tenderloin clinic. over the last six years we have been sustaining terrible budget cuts. you're the budge
as our elected representatives, you have the legal and financial and moral responsibility to protect our city's resources, whether it's five cents or five million, we want our money back. now more than 20 lawsuits around the country have been filed, including at least nine public entities in california. the city of san francisco needs to join. therefore, i'm calling on you to find out exactly how much we lost from the libor fraud and take legal action to get our money back for san francisco. if...
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heard from staff that libor fraud has cost the city millions in losses at sfo, the pension fund, as our elected officials, the the board of supervisors has the legal, moral and financial obligation to protect the city's resources. we urge you not to take a wait and see approach but rather take proactive and aggressive action to get that money back for san francisco. the facts are strong and unchanged even in light of the federal ruling last week. while the judge dismissed some claims like antitrust, other legal avenues to recover losses remain open. we can monitor the progress of the federal class academies lawsuits, but if -- action lawsuits but if we sit on the sidelines we will lose the able to recover our losses. we need to look at our options under state and federal law and do it quickly. every day we wait, every day we could be losing ability to recoup these losses because of the statute of limitations runs out on some of these claims and a number of class action lawsuits don't actually cover state based claims open to us so the idea of waiting to see what happens with other suits don't c
heard from staff that libor fraud has cost the city millions in losses at sfo, the pension fund, as our elected officials, the the board of supervisors has the legal, moral and financial obligation to protect the city's resources. we urge you not to take a wait and see approach but rather take proactive and aggressive action to get that money back for san francisco. the facts are strong and unchanged even in light of the federal ruling last week. while the judge dismissed some claims like...
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. >> my name is kay lucas and come to be a member of the board not because of a election because i was so concerned about what was happening to the law library, when it moved out of city hall, half of the collection was put in under brooks hall where it has suffered tremendous damage, water damage, there is a leaky conditions and it is well documented, and i became so concerned about the outstanding collection that was being wasted by the city that i was appalled, and when i contacted the board, trustees they actually asked me to join, which i did. and we have spent the last number of years working with the city trying to do, or come to every kind of solution, we have spent money, trying to have feesbility studies done, we have had experts come in, to have a first class law library they have told us that it is somewhere between 50,000 and 60,000 it is astonishing that we are in the position of discussinging if it should be only 30,000 we have no choice, because, it is the only public library of citizens. they have to go out to find out why the board of supervisors pass the regulation a
. >> my name is kay lucas and come to be a member of the board not because of a election because i was so concerned about what was happening to the law library, when it moved out of city hall, half of the collection was put in under brooks hall where it has suffered tremendous damage, water damage, there is a leaky conditions and it is well documented, and i became so concerned about the outstanding collection that was being wasted by the city that i was appalled, and when i contacted the...
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to make a product of the discretionary act by those elected. so goes with that experiment the tentativeness of what this commitment would actually be. why is why -- which is why i would like to see what the mayor's office and board of supervisors to look at those forms of discipline and what they look like to us. >> i recognize the fear -- and i think it's a fear, not even a concern that professor simon has creating an assessment tool that can be manipulated for low-level offenses or drug offenses that can end up like the impact much like we have today with the commercial bail system. but i believe there is a way that we can create validated risk assessment tools that would look at the areas of concern. whether we are talking about the likelihood for reoffending in a violent way or the likelihood of not showing up in court. i think there are systems in place that show a tremendous amount of promise. and we can continue to go down that path to create that tool to avoid to the greatest extent possible picking on those things that frankly large pe
to make a product of the discretionary act by those elected. so goes with that experiment the tentativeness of what this commitment would actually be. why is why -- which is why i would like to see what the mayor's office and board of supervisors to look at those forms of discipline and what they look like to us. >> i recognize the fear -- and i think it's a fear, not even a concern that professor simon has creating an assessment tool that can be manipulated for low-level offenses or drug...
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the elected sheriff me and we colleagues across the country have discretion to delay an eviction if there is insufficient information about those potentially being evicted or if they're from a sensitive class meaning elderly or disabled, those suffering from illness and that has to be resolved in the court process but what i am noticing though based on my personal intervention is while the housing crisis may seem to be waning a bit nationally speaking the eviction crisis is not and especially evictions resulting from foreclosures and while san francisco is still in an economic bubble onto itself unlike most of the counter parts in california or the united states indicators do concern -- or what indicators there are and they're limited because the city is not used to keeping data on this level but on anecdotal evidence what we were able to create thanks to my predecessor and one we're trying to build on is the eviction assistance unit and before that we scout and assist the potential evictee in seek alternative housing or being able to route them without taking a position on the eviction w
the elected sheriff me and we colleagues across the country have discretion to delay an eviction if there is insufficient information about those potentially being evicted or if they're from a sensitive class meaning elderly or disabled, those suffering from illness and that has to be resolved in the court process but what i am noticing though based on my personal intervention is while the housing crisis may seem to be waning a bit nationally speaking the eviction crisis is not and especially...
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we looked at the firms dealing with elected officials. we looked at the management and technical approach for each of the seven firms and we looked at the cost and the dbe, and those other participations. based on this process the selection panel award the the contract to the the hawkins company. the hawkins companies understood the challenges of this position and they have done related searches for leaders as organizations such as the san francisco bay area rapid transit, the dallas area rapid transit, l.a. mta and metropolitan authority and as well as other government agencies like the port of soak land and the city and county of san francisco. on march 11 we a awarded a contract in the amount of $51,250. this is well within the $60,000 budget and the procurement policy for issuing a contract under the interim executive director's threshold. i have here today the hawkins team. i would like to introduce william hauck hawk, steve nee lablont and the comanagers of the team their assistant. i would like to welcome them to the podium to go t
we looked at the firms dealing with elected officials. we looked at the management and technical approach for each of the seven firms and we looked at the cost and the dbe, and those other participations. based on this process the selection panel award the the contract to the the hawkins company. the hawkins companies understood the challenges of this position and they have done related searches for leaders as organizations such as the san francisco bay area rapid transit, the dallas area rapid...
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committee to elect gladys soto for san francisco school board 2012. bob squary for district 7 supervisor, 2012. steve young for college board 2012. sam rodriguez for s.f. scoreboard 2012. reelect rachel norton for board of education 2012. raphael [speaker not understood] for san francisco community college district board 2012. san francisco rising action fund committee, national union of health care workers candidate committee for [speaker not understood] union democracy. fdr democratic club san francisco. district 11 democratic club. african-american democratic club. richmond district democratic club. harvey milk lgbt democratic club pack. municipal executives association of san francisco pack. one california for all leland yee ballot measure committee. san francisco building and construction trades council political organization of workers for employee rights, power pack. united here local 2 pack. coleman action fund for children committee. this land is your land. elect women 2012 committee to support anderson [speaker not understood] de jesus [spea
committee to elect gladys soto for san francisco school board 2012. bob squary for district 7 supervisor, 2012. steve young for college board 2012. sam rodriguez for s.f. scoreboard 2012. reelect rachel norton for board of education 2012. raphael [speaker not understood] for san francisco community college district board 2012. san francisco rising action fund committee, national union of health care workers candidate committee for [speaker not understood] union democracy. fdr democratic club...
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you talk about reaching policy makers and politician and elected officials, how do we reach them? you can be the best lawyer in the world, but if you don't have an investigator and you don't have the resources you are not going to be able to do a competent job. i understand that we can train individual defenders to be better defenders but how do we get those resources? >> how do we get the resources? there is not one answer to this question. i absolutely agree with karen and don that these stories move people and we have to use these stories in books and movies to get legislators who are human beings to recognize that there is a real injustice out there. i think we need to push for more funds and more resources. i think all of that is really important. the piece we bring to it is in the meantime our lawyers represent 300 people a year. the most common call i get from a lawyer, they say, i understand what my clients deserve and i can't give it to them and i think i need to quit. i i can't do what you all do. i tell them about a book i read called freedom summer about the summer pro
you talk about reaching policy makers and politician and elected officials, how do we reach them? you can be the best lawyer in the world, but if you don't have an investigator and you don't have the resources you are not going to be able to do a competent job. i understand that we can train individual defenders to be better defenders but how do we get those resources? >> how do we get the resources? there is not one answer to this question. i absolutely agree with karen and don that...
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actually in dc to at least a part of the hearing and i know that his team and we collectively as a city elected family must make sure that we continue to fight. the second point today is i would like to, i'm introducing a hearing request on a very important issue which we as a city and a country to have deal with and that is the implementation of the affordable care act. so i'm calling for a hearing on how the department of public health is planning to implement the affordable care act here in san francisco. the hearing will look into what implications the implementation will have for the san francisco program and the ordinance that was by supervisor aaron oh. we know for instance that the undocumented population is left out of coverage by the affordable care act so we need to know what that means for the city and county of san francisco. i know besides what needs to happen within the city of government, we have to talk about how we work with other health care institutions, whether it's the clinic consortium and other hospitals and i know that it's contingent on legislation being passed at the
actually in dc to at least a part of the hearing and i know that his team and we collectively as a city elected family must make sure that we continue to fight. the second point today is i would like to, i'm introducing a hearing request on a very important issue which we as a city and a country to have deal with and that is the implementation of the affordable care act. so i'm calling for a hearing on how the department of public health is planning to implement the affordable care act here in...
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so often, elected officials and other hard working staff have to make tough decisions. they are political in nature, in many ways, even though people denied that, but at times, many of us are politicians, but we always try to govern with our hearts. >> i have always considered myself having progressive politics. i believe in a vision of people having their needs met. i believe in equity. when people have special needs, we should be considered of that. i also feel that working families in the lowest income population should have a safety net. we should have civil-rights and equality rights for people as well. if that is being
so often, elected officials and other hard working staff have to make tough decisions. they are political in nature, in many ways, even though people denied that, but at times, many of us are politicians, but we always try to govern with our hearts. >> i have always considered myself having progressive politics. i believe in a vision of people having their needs met. i believe in equity. when people have special needs, we should be considered of that. i also feel that working families in...
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the quick two-day visit will be the president's first visit to the area since his re-election. this time around, the president is set to attend four fund-raisers, two held tonight in san francisco, cocktail hour and a dinner at the getty mansion in pacific heights. tomorrow he will attend a brunch and lunch in aferton, running $32,000 a plate. the president will reportedly be using marine one to get around the bay area. so traffic shouldn't be as big an issue as past visits. various environmental groups protesting the proposed keystone xl pipeline will march from san francisco to the home of ann and gordon getty. the pipeline is an expansion of the keystone pipeline that transports synthetic crude oil. opponents of the project are concerned over possible oil spills and environmental impacts along that pipeline. keystone xl is awaiting the president's approval. >>> new this morning on the international scene, another sign of rising tensions on that korean peninsula, north korea denying hundreds of south korean workers access to a joint factory park in the north. and nearly 500 w
the quick two-day visit will be the president's first visit to the area since his re-election. this time around, the president is set to attend four fund-raisers, two held tonight in san francisco, cocktail hour and a dinner at the getty mansion in pacific heights. tomorrow he will attend a brunch and lunch in aferton, running $32,000 a plate. the president will reportedly be using marine one to get around the bay area. so traffic shouldn't be as big an issue as past visits. various...
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they say this is the top thing president obama promised about his re-election. it will be number one or close to it. they need to hold him to it. tom is interesting. he is talked about already as somebody who might run for governor in california. he has already put $37 million of his own money in two ballot measures here. environmental ballot measures. this is a guy to watch. obama came to his home. overlooking the golden gate bridge. he went to the getty home. a climate change. anti-fossil fuel change. he went to getty. as in getty oil. >> he is at all of these beautiful mansions. >> look, you know, when you talk about any kind of presidential candidate. the republicans cannot say that. when it comes to politics, it is location. >> it is this. obama was going to change things. he was going to be the people's person and all that stuff. when he comes to california and many other places, does he rarely go out to talk to the people. that starts to grate on people after a while. this is a big money game. does he get that people don't like that? >> tom, i think you a
they say this is the top thing president obama promised about his re-election. it will be number one or close to it. they need to hold him to it. tom is interesting. he is talked about already as somebody who might run for governor in california. he has already put $37 million of his own money in two ballot measures here. environmental ballot measures. this is a guy to watch. obama came to his home. overlooking the golden gate bridge. he went to the getty home. a climate change. anti-fossil...
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. >> president obama is making his first post election visit to the bay area tonight to attend a series of fundraisers for democratic candidates. air force one touched down at sf oh, just about 90 minutes ago. the president emerged and went directly to a limo. >> happening now, the president's campaign campaign for cash. >> reporter: we're in the sea cliff neighborhood. you can see police have this whole section blocked off and i've learned the house is just on the other side of this house near china beach. we did get video of the president arriving about 40 minutes ago. >> it's about $5,000 a person just to get into this fundraiser, and as you mentioned, it is being hosted by billionary tom squi reshgs es. >> i think it's a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear him speak, so i want to hear what he has to say. >> some came with a clear agenda. >> i want to talk to him about the keystone pipeline and i'm really excited to let him know we can't have this happen. >> i'm looking forward to hearing about climate change. >> billionary tom stire, is founder of fair lawn capital management and
. >> president obama is making his first post election visit to the bay area tonight to attend a series of fundraisers for democratic candidates. air force one touched down at sf oh, just about 90 minutes ago. the president emerged and went directly to a limo. >> happening now, the president's campaign campaign for cash. >> reporter: we're in the sea cliff neighborhood. you can see police have this whole section blocked off and i've learned the house is just on the other side...
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each of the 115 students elected to participate received a pair of new shoes. >> it's like having christmas in april that they'll have to take home something that belongs to them that they get to enjoy, and it's new. >> the shoe give away is part of a national campaign to help students in low income areas. shoes that fit is a local charity base in the claremont giving shoes to 12,000 children across the country. >>> the women's basketball team now knows who they will play in the final four, tipping off against louisville this sunday at new orleans. >> here's there the half court. >> this is the first time they've made it to the final four. . >> you may remember the president predicted the basketball team would make it to the final four. >>> ruckers university today fired head basketball coach mike rice after a video surfaced showing him taunting players and making homophobic remarks. espn yesterday broadcast a video clip taken from practices between 2010 to 2012 and rice apologized. >> i can't say anything right now except i'm sorry, and there will never be a time where i'm going to use any
each of the 115 students elected to participate received a pair of new shoes. >> it's like having christmas in april that they'll have to take home something that belongs to them that they get to enjoy, and it's new. >> the shoe give away is part of a national campaign to help students in low income areas. shoes that fit is a local charity base in the claremont giving shoes to 12,000 children across the country. >>> the women's basketball team now knows who they will play...
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this foes pack besides the egg role, and live music for some mid-term election fundraising. the president will spend the night in san francisco and on thursday he will attend another one in atmospherer on it. he -- atmosphere they are tonight and he's -- atherton. >> in case you i don't know it, you tube is getting into the spirit. >> after eight amazing years... >> they said it was time to upload the videos and select a winner. it went on to say it would delete all the videos and go dark but we checked and you tube's videos are still there. april fools. >>> the man who won $238 million is due in court for unpaid child support payments. he has paid the money he owes and now he is helping neighbors pay their rent. >> he was there to give back especially to this block. pedro is sell his home and he chose to take a lump sum worth $152 million after taxes. >>> today marks the first day that people in three bay area counties will pay some of the highest taxes in the state. coming in, they had a total of 9% and they will pay 8:75 and they have bumped up to 8.50%. california is als
this foes pack besides the egg role, and live music for some mid-term election fundraising. the president will spend the night in san francisco and on thursday he will attend another one in atmospherer on it. he -- atmosphere they are tonight and he's -- atherton. >> in case you i don't know it, you tube is getting into the spirit. >> after eight amazing years... >> they said it was time to upload the videos and select a winner. it went on to say it would delete all the videos...
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first african american elected to san francisco in the california state assembly. the first african american speaker of the california state assembly. and as we all know the first african mayor of san francisco [ applause ] >> first, the first, the first. and a speaker of the assembly he would also become the first and the only politicians to hold that position for 15 years. longer than any other individual so much so that a new paradigm was created with prop 140 which instituted term limits. had that not happened and all likelihood, willie brown might still be speaker had he so desired the. [ [ applause ] >> it's worth noting that willie became speaker of the state assembly after the coalition of republican and democrats. 28 republicans, 23 democrats. some say this goes back to a period of more consilt tree and less contentious part of american policies. i would a tend that it's his way to address people in a willful and supremely effective manner. let's examine willie more closely. it seems he and i have some parallel difference. that's why i felt i needed to be
first african american elected to san francisco in the california state assembly. the first african american speaker of the california state assembly. and as we all know the first african mayor of san francisco [ applause ] >> first, the first, the first. and a speaker of the assembly he would also become the first and the only politicians to hold that position for 15 years. longer than any other individual so much so that a new paradigm was created with prop 140 which instituted term...
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a cococounsel his forr supreme court rival, the man he beat in bush versus gorde deciding the 2011 elections. >> he suggested that we get david boyce to be his cocounsel, and i thought, wow, to get the guys to oppose each other on the bush v gore to team up, that is irresistible. >> in the beginning there was a curiosity factor, which was actually served as well. and one of the things that the odd couple status did was attract people to begin to think about the issue in ways they had not thought about it before. >> it many -- amplified our voice and made people listen to us. >> coming up -- >> they are entitled to the same dignity as other citizens. >> a lot of americans believes in one marriage between one man and one woman. >> a battle that ends up at the nation's highest court. >> this is defining the civil rights issue of this time. the kyocera torque lets you hear and be heard even in stupid loud places. to prove it, we set up our call center right here... [ chirp ] all good? [ chirp ] getty up. call me! seriously, this is really happening! [ cellphone rings ] hello? it's a giant helico
a cococounsel his forr supreme court rival, the man he beat in bush versus gorde deciding the 2011 elections. >> he suggested that we get david boyce to be his cocounsel, and i thought, wow, to get the guys to oppose each other on the bush v gore to team up, that is irresistible. >> in the beginning there was a curiosity factor, which was actually served as well. and one of the things that the odd couple status did was attract people to begin to think about the issue in ways they...
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next to him is -- [applause] and next to him is george gaston and elect to the district attorney of the city and county of san francisco in 2011 after winning more than 62% of the vote which in san francisco is very enviable and focused on reducing violent crime, protecting vulnerable victims and respecting with high school truancy and rel haven't to the conversation today. last is cheryl young and the chief executive director of gate path and oversees a large nonprofit in san mateo county and focus on turning disabilities into possibilities and she's a wonderful addition to the panel and it's an area that school districts have to deal with in terms of special needs and what we're talking about affects these children if not more than the other children so thank you cheryl. [applause] so we have a large panel and they can all tell you i sent them an email yesterday said you will have a brief time to say what you do, what your organization is doing, address the needs of the kids suffering or facing bullying and i told them they have two to three minutes, not 23 minutes and i'm going to ho
next to him is -- [applause] and next to him is george gaston and elect to the district attorney of the city and county of san francisco in 2011 after winning more than 62% of the vote which in san francisco is very enviable and focused on reducing violent crime, protecting vulnerable victims and respecting with high school truancy and rel haven't to the conversation today. last is cheryl young and the chief executive director of gate path and oversees a large nonprofit in san mateo county and...
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this is the reason i decided to take part in the election. a brave stepacy is as women have been attacked for being vocal. in october, a 14-year-old girl was targeted at pakistani taliban when she raised her voice for the right to education. in july, a women's rights activist was shot. female, pakistan's first prime minister was killed at a rally when she was running for parliament. badam zari is in the northwest conservative area where women are discouraged from taking part in public life. >> this woman has broken barriers. this is very courageous. a step will pave the way for other people, especially women, so that this could happen in other districts and ensure that other women can come forward. >> more women are coming forward as campaigning gains momentum before the election may 11. despite threats and social taboos, more pakistani women are following in the footsteps of women from the city and becoming part of the political system. >> still ahead on the program, fishing for a solution. the plan to save thousands of sea lions on the cali
this is the reason i decided to take part in the election. a brave stepacy is as women have been attacked for being vocal. in october, a 14-year-old girl was targeted at pakistani taliban when she raised her voice for the right to education. in july, a women's rights activist was shot. female, pakistan's first prime minister was killed at a rally when she was running for parliament. badam zari is in the northwest conservative area where women are discouraged from taking part in public life....
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and they have left every election before and since. and as i hope they continue to do. >> charlie: this is painful for you. is it? a little bit? >> well, it is a little bit. i think the supreme court, for any lawyer and particularly any lawyer who believes in the advancement of civil rights is essential institution. it is the institution that has been most responsible over my lifetime for expanding the rights of people who have had their rights limited far too much, far too long in this country. so whenever the supreme court does something that i think undermines its credibility to some extent, i think that's painful. i think it's particularly painful when you feel that the hydraulics of outside events are influencing it. and particularly when you think that there is a partisan divide that is influencing what's happening. so i think for all of those reasons, it was a very, very disappointing decision. i think in retrospect looking back and getting a sense of how much a difference it made to this country and to the world that george bus
and they have left every election before and since. and as i hope they continue to do. >> charlie: this is painful for you. is it? a little bit? >> well, it is a little bit. i think the supreme court, for any lawyer and particularly any lawyer who believes in the advancement of civil rights is essential institution. it is the institution that has been most responsible over my lifetime for expanding the rights of people who have had their rights limited far too much, far too long in...
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were on the opposite side, one of us would lose. >> neither one of us likes to lose, so. >> with the election over they became friends, really good friends, even though they still square off in court as recently as last month. >> on opposite sides. it was really great -- >> who won? >> the judges will tell us. but i will tell you one thing, and that's i like it a lot better than when he is on my side than when he is against me. >> they are teaming up in what they both say is the biggest case of their distinguished careers. >> i think this is the defining the civil rights issue of this time. >> it wasn't a republican issue or a democratic or a conservative or a liberal issue. it was an american issue that we could go to the courts and to the american public and say, listen to us, this is about human rights and human dignity and respect for all of our citizens. >> citizens like sandy stier and chris perry. >> i am a 50-year-old american woman and i can't marry the person i want to marry. >> they have been together for 13 years. they are raising four boys as a family, and they want to get marrie
were on the opposite side, one of us would lose. >> neither one of us likes to lose, so. >> with the election over they became friends, really good friends, even though they still square off in court as recently as last month. >> on opposite sides. it was really great -- >> who won? >> the judges will tell us. but i will tell you one thing, and that's i like it a lot better than when he is on my side than when he is against me. >> they are teaming up in what...
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nothing in the election change that. because of the way that nation is divided the direction we should take is undecided. meanwhile, the power of compounding is not our friend. recovery is the weakest as has been in modern times. our entitlement programs, everyone recognizes there are unsustainable, literally unsustainable and growing magnitude without change. regulations are outdated, complex, costly, and certainly creating way too much uncertainty. education system does not help enough and people in the power of knowledge to pursue dreams as they see fit. our debt levels are way too high and rising rather than declining . our tax policy is way too complicated and it punishes savings and success. our social and economic mobility, something they used to define america, something that we have been propped up a legitimate reasons irrespective of where you start effuse work are employed by the rules you can achieve great things has diminished. a mocks the developed countries of the world we are least economically mobile. ou
nothing in the election change that. because of the way that nation is divided the direction we should take is undecided. meanwhile, the power of compounding is not our friend. recovery is the weakest as has been in modern times. our entitlement programs, everyone recognizes there are unsustainable, literally unsustainable and growing magnitude without change. regulations are outdated, complex, costly, and certainly creating way too much uncertainty. education system does not help enough and...
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in 2007 he was re-elected as mayor with more than 70 percent of the vote, which is unheard of. please welcome our lieutenant governor, gavin newsom. >> my role was to get tom to speak. i'm just going to jump in because i want to keep you all on time. you've got an agenda packet and i'm going to be held accountable if you don't meet it. roslyn, let's pick up on tom's passion. he told me a couple points that are important, that is the consciousness awareness, this growing consciousness around bullying. and it's a question i guess that requires, has bullying gotten worse or have we gotten better to begin to recognize it? >> hard to know. tom and the president refer to as far too often as a rite of passage. we certainly are seeing evidence in ways that i don't recall, the levels of violence, the vitriolic violence, it's not just coming from the back of the school, it's coming at home, social media, you are inundated with it, the effects of it. we also certainly there's been an evolution of what we should tolerate. for me, for example, very early on in the administration i had the p
in 2007 he was re-elected as mayor with more than 70 percent of the vote, which is unheard of. please welcome our lieutenant governor, gavin newsom. >> my role was to get tom to speak. i'm just going to jump in because i want to keep you all on time. you've got an agenda packet and i'm going to be held accountable if you don't meet it. roslyn, let's pick up on tom's passion. he told me a couple points that are important, that is the consciousness awareness, this growing consciousness...
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in his 20 hours here brought in more than $3 million for democratic candidates in next years midterm election. >>> we are hearing president obama will offer cults to social security and other entitlement programs. reportedly the president will offer to apply a different measure of inflation to calculate cost of living increases and social security. the change would result in lower payments to some social security recipients. the president would only support the spending cuts if republicans agree to to higher taxes. >>> time now 4:43. in just about 45 minutes the labor department will release the march jobless report. exists expect the unemployment rate to remain at 7.7%. that would be the fifth month in a row for that size growth. several weak economic reports the past few days do signal that the job market may be slowing down. >>> a memorial service will be held today for a college student who is gunned down in san francisco's mission district. police say 19-year-old jacob valvedezo was shot saturday morning. he played football for lewis and clark football. no arrests have been made in the c
in his 20 hours here brought in more than $3 million for democratic candidates in next years midterm election. >>> we are hearing president obama will offer cults to social security and other entitlement programs. reportedly the president will offer to apply a different measure of inflation to calculate cost of living increases and social security. the change would result in lower payments to some social security recipients. the president would only support the spending cuts if...
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this foes pack besides the egg role, and live music for some mid-term election fundraising. the president will spend the night in san francisco and on thursday he will attend another one in atmospherer on it. he -- atmosphere they are tonight and he's -- atherton. >> in case you i don't know it, you tube is getting into the spirit. >> after eight amazing years... >> they said it was time to upload the videos and select a winner. it went on to say it would delete all the videos and go dark but we checked and you tube's videos are still there. april fools. >>> the man who won $238 million is due in court for unpaid child support payments. he has paid the money he owes and now he is helping neighbors pay their rent. >> he was there to give back especially to this block. pedro is sell his home and he chose to take a lump sum worth $152 million after taxes. >>> today marks the first day that people in three bay area counties will pay some of the highest taxes in the state. coming in, they had a total of 9% and they will pay 8:75 and they have bumped up to 8.50%. california is als
this foes pack besides the egg role, and live music for some mid-term election fundraising. the president will spend the night in san francisco and on thursday he will attend another one in atmospherer on it. he -- atmosphere they are tonight and he's -- atherton. >> in case you i don't know it, you tube is getting into the spirit. >> after eight amazing years... >> they said it was time to upload the videos and select a winner. it went on to say it would delete all the videos...
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chance of seeing that happen and you know, in the many time you know, sometimes in the wake of the election we stopped paying attention to some of the poles and the congressional pole rating it's a drop from 14% to nine. not 9% it's actually nine people in the country that think that congress is doing a good job right now. but with that, i thank you all very much for having me today. (applause) . >> thank you tim and thank you wells fargo bank for providing tim and now, we are going to invite our mayors to the stage and we are going to be able to hear about their requirement prierts and outlook and envision and is each mayor will get some time on the podium and then other manage editor will be leading a k q and a with them and if there are questions that you would like to ask him hold your hands up and either now or during the presentation and we will get to as many as we can and since fraction is the host city, mayor lee is gracious enough to allow mayor khan to go first please welcome dan angle who's president of golden gate university to introduce mayor khan (applause) >>> good morning.
chance of seeing that happen and you know, in the many time you know, sometimes in the wake of the election we stopped paying attention to some of the poles and the congressional pole rating it's a drop from 14% to nine. not 9% it's actually nine people in the country that think that congress is doing a good job right now. but with that, i thank you all very much for having me today. (applause) . >> thank you tim and thank you wells fargo bank for providing tim and now, we are going to...